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T. R. HYDE, Jr.

. BUTTON. No. 376,958. I Patented Jan. 24, 1888.

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THEOPHILUS .n, ,HYDE, JR, or wATEnBU CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNYOHTOI,

THE scovrnn MANUFACTURING COMPANY, or SAME rneicn; a

BUTTON] SPECIFICATION forming art of Letters Patent No. 376,958, dated Janu r 24, less. v

Application filed November 21, 1887. Serial No. 255,705. (N'inodel.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

, Be it known that I, THEOPHILUsR. HYDE, V

v Jr., of Waterbury, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new Improvement in Buttons; and I do hereby declare the following, ,when taken in connection with accompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon, to bea full, clear, and exact description of the same, and which said drawings constitute part of this specification, and represent, in

Figure l, a side view of the button complete;

Fig. 2, a vertical central section of the same; Fig. 3, a vertical central section of the back as prepared to receive theshank; Fig. 4, a vertical central section of the shank as prepared for attachment to the back; Fig. 5, a

vertical central'secti'on of the back and shank set together preparatory to closing the flange of the back upon the flange of the shank; Fig. 6, a modification in the form of a shank.

This invention relates to an improvement in I that class of metal buttonswhich are provided No. 248,511, granted to George 0. Schncller' October 18, 1881 but in many cases it is thread introduced through perforations in the front such, for illustration, as seen in Patent No.

- 366,101, granted; to Philip Hirshfield July 5, 1.887or*son1e substantial equivalent therefor. s 7

In the more general construction of this class of buttons the shank is made separate from the back, its flanged end outside, and-so as to rest upon the surface of the garment,while theinner tubular end of the shank passes through a corresponding hole in theback, and then that inner end turned down Lupon the inside of the back around the opening. ,In upsetting or closing the inner end of the tubular shank upon the back, the turned-over portion unavoidably splits as it spread upon thejback; p and the splits frequently extend down intolthe the shank, which,'in case of thread as the shank, so asto make a rough opening through I means of securing the button, is liable to cut the thread.

Theobject of my advantages, which will more fully'hereinafter appear. I s A represents the button-back, which is made invention is to overcome this last-mentioned difficulty' and attain otherv from metal, and of any of the usual or desirai ble shapes. (See-Fig. 3;) Through the center the usual-attachment-hole, a, is made;-but,

instead of punching a hole directly through the back, a short outwardly-turned flange, b, is formed around the hole in theback, the

diameter of the hole a being that required for the opening through the back of the button. B represents the shank-,(see Fig. 4,) which is of tubularsshape, somewhat larger in inter-' nal diameter than the external diameter ofthe r flange lb. The -outer. Orbearing end offthe shank is constructed with an outwardly-turned flange, d, in the usual manner, so as to for'm a considerable extent of bearing for the shank upon the surface to which thepbutton' is to be attached. At the other end of the shank an inwardly-turned annular flange, e, is formed, the internal diameter of "which corresponds substantiallyto the external diameterofl the flange b on the back, and 'the length of the flange b-is somewhat greater'than the thickness of the flange e'. In attachingthe shank low the flange eof the shank. Then'the flange b is spread and closed upon the flange e, as seen in Fig. 2, which firmly securessthe shank to the back.

The spreading or closing of the flangeb upon I x the inside of the eyelet produces around "smooth surface at the point of attachment and avoids the splitting incident to the closing of the shank fiat upon the inside of the back, as

in the usual construction, and as before ment-ioned. I 7 Another advantage of this invention is that I00 ,the shank is more simple to manufacture than.

where the contracted tubular end isnece'ssa- V v 5F to the back the flange b is intro-ducedthrough l. the smaller open end of the shank, as seen in Fig. 5, the flange b of the back extending berily produced for its introduction into the back. The shank and back are secured together in the most positive manner, and the opening through the back, when thread is employed as the means of attachment, is so smooth and perfeet that there is no liability of the button cutting the thread, as must be the casein the constructions before described.

The outwardly-turned flange d on the shank is employed as giving a better seat for the shank upon the surfaceof the garment than the edge of the metal without the flange would do. The flange d on the outer end may there fore be omitted, as indicated by Fig. 6.

As this invention resides solely in the attachment of the shank to the button-back, I do not illustrate any particular formation of the 'front or interior of the button, as this p0rtion of the button may be made in various of the said flange 6 corresponding substantially ways-as, for illustration, see the before-men- 2o tioned prior patents.

I olaimp v The herein-described improvement in buttons, which consists of a metalback, A, constructed with a central opening through it, 2 5 and with an outwardly-turned flange, b,around said opening, combined with the tubular shank B, having an annular inwardly-turned flange, e, around its inner end, the internal diameter 0 to the external diameter of the flange b, the said flange b of the back extending into said shank and closed upon said flange e, substantially as described.

THEOPHILUS R. HYDE, J R. \Vitnesses:

M. L. SPERRY, O. P. Goss. 

